Create an image illustrating the scenario of two tall, heterozygous pea plants being cross-pollinated. Display both plants with exaggerated height to signify their tallness. Surround them with a rich, fertile environment suggesting favorable conditions for cross-pollination. Ensure the depiction of pollen transfer from one plant to the other. Always maintain the colors and structures factual and natural. The pea plants should look healthy indicating their heterozygous genetic makeup. Since the context is about the probability of a short plant offspring, also depict in the background some short pea plants displaying the probability as well. Do not include any text or numbers in the image.

A tall, heterozygous pea plant is cross-pollinated with another tall, heterozygous pea plant. What is the probability that the offspring will be a short plant?(1 point)

50%

75%

0%

25%

What i meant to type was 25%!

25%

the answer is 25%

25 PERCENT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To determine the probability that the offspring will be a short plant, we need to use the principles of Mendelian genetics.

In this case, we have two heterozygous tall pea plants being cross-pollinated. The tall trait is dominant over the short trait.

Let's represent the genotype of the parents as follows:
Parent 1: Tt (Tall)
Parent 2: Tt (Tall)

To determine the possible genotypes of the offspring, we can use a Punnett square:

| T | t |
-------|----|----|
T | TT | Tt |
t | Tt | tt |

As shown in the Punnett square, there are four possible combinations of alleles: TT (tall), Tt (tall), Tt (tall), and tt (short). Out of these possibilities, only one combination results in a short plant (tt).

Therefore, out of the four possible combinations, one combination leads to a short plant. This means that there is a 25% chance that the offspring will be a short plant.

So, the correct answer is 25%.